ED COURY JOINS CYPRESS EQUITIES AS NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF LEASING

Dallas, TX - Cypress Equities announced today that Ed Coury has joined the firm as National Director of Leasing. Mr. Coury will oversee all retail leasing for Cypress Equities nationally, including mixed use, specialty, lifestyle and power centers. He will also be working specifically to grow the Cypress Equities leasing team, and will oversee The Staubach Company’s leasing efforts in specific instances.

Mr. Coury was most recently Vice President of Real Estate for Chico’s FAS Inc. He also served as Senior Director of Leasing at Gap, Inc., where he was responsible for the firm’s flagship store on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, as well as the first Gap “Department Store” in the Dallas Galleria. His background also includes extensive development leasing experience with the Rouse Company (recently acquired by General Growth properties).

Mr. Coury characterized his new position at Cypress Equities, saying, “We have the opportunity to take the Cypress Equities platform and maximize it on a national basis, creating additional brand recognition, while developing the finest retail projects coast-to-coast.”

A native of the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania, Mr. Coury graduated from nearby Villanova University with a degree in accounting. He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Institute of Real Estate Management.

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About Cypress Equities
Formed in 1995, Cypress Equities is the acquisition and development affiliate of The Staubach Group. Cypress Equities focuses on projects ranging in scope from mid-sized (15,000 square feet or larger) to large-scale (1,000,000 square feet or larger) retail centers. With development offices in Dallas, Atlanta, New York, Phoenix and San Francisco, it is an independent company with a dedicated staff that focuses on retail, resort and hospitality development, portfolio acquisitions, build-to-suits, sale-leasebacks and other development services for retail, mixed-use and automotive properties.

About The Staubach Company
The Staubach Company (www.staubach.com) is a market leading global real estate advisory firm that delivers cost-effective solutions for the users of office, industrial and retail space. It has extensive experience in strategic consulting, site selection, acquisition, disposition, construction consulting / project management, real estate administration, portfolio management, facility management, business and economic incentives and financing and capital solutions. 1,400 people in more than 60 offices throughout North America represent Staubach’s 2,850 clients. Staubach completed 6,750 transactions totaling $26 billion and 835 million square feet during the fiscal year ending June 2006. Worldwide, the DTZ Staubach Tie Leung partnership has 11,800 professionals delivering services and solutions to multinational clients.

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